Tag: Southwestern Public Health
Officials issue warning over air quality in Elgin, Oxford counties
After far-off wildfires drove air quality in the region into high-risk territory last week, a Southwestern Ontario health unit has extended a special air quality statement.
Infant dies after contracting measles in utero in Southwestern Ontario
An infant born prematurely after contracting measles in the womb has died in Southwestern Ontario, the province’s top public-health official said on Thursday.
MEASLES: Are fewer new cases a sign of the outbreak’s end?
The public health office at the epicentre of Ontario’s measles outbreak has reported the lowest number of new infections in a week since April.
More than 100 new measles cases in Elgin, Oxford: Health unit
The London-area health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting more than 100 new infections in a week for the first time since the outbreak began in October. Southwestern Public Health reported 104 new measles cases in Elgin and Oxford counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas since May 8 on Thursday. The […]
Measles outbreak: London-area parents advised to move up shots for kids
As measles cases continue to rise, the London-area health unit urges parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five